shield volcano- a volcano which erupts quietly and builds a road of volcanic rock.
cinder cone- a mountain or hill that is shaped like steep ice-cream cone.
composite volcano- a volcano that is tall and is ice-cream cone shaped.
caldera- a hole made from the collapse of the crater.
volcanic neck- a hardened volacnic rock which looks like a giant tooth above the ground. It is formed when magma cools and becomes rock in the pipe.
dike- magma which cooled and became a rock in the pipe.
sill- magma which cooled and became a rock between two rocks.
batholith- a big rock which magma cooled and became a rock inside the crust.
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Section 3 (3-3) Volcanic Landforms
Vocabulary
shield volcano- a volcano which erupts quietly and builds a road of volcanic rock.
cinder cone- a mountain or hill that is shaped like steep ice-cream cone.
composite volcano- a volcano that is tall and is ice-cream cone shaped.
caldera- a hole made from the collapse of the crater.
volcanic neck- a hardened volacnic rock which looks like a giant tooth above the ground. It is formed when magma cools and becomes rock in the pipe.
dike- magma which cooled and became a rock in the pipe.
sill- magma which cooled and became a rock between two rocks.
batholith- a big rock which magma cooled and became a rock inside the crust.
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